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Article - Correspondence; by Charlotte Delaney - 8/3/17

My Wedding Day: June 4, 1944

Your July 13 issue of Bay Weekly weddings reminded me of my wedding, June 4, 1944, during the war years. My husband to be was stationed at the Air Force base in Massachusetts. The wedding was to take place in our hometown church in our small village in New York State. My sister was my maid of honor and my two cousins were bridesmaids. My husband’s sister was to sing; she had a beautiful voice and sang in the choir for years....

Article - Correspondence; 4/27/17

If Not For The Children, Then Who?

Why should we save Chesapeake Bay?
This was the question posed to Shady Side Elementary School fifth-graders invited to participate in the annual flag-raising ceremony at the West River Sailing Club on Saturday, April 22. Coinciding with this year’s Earth Day/Day of Science, the ceremony took on a heightened appreciation of the need to preserve our Bay.
Our future generation of caretakers responded around a common theme.
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Article - Correspondence; , News; by Ken Daniel - 1/12/17

Their Captain Dreams Came True

Twenty-one students graduated in December from Charter Captain Courses. They earned their certificates in the 12-week course taught by Captains Ken Daniel and Bill Tyndall of Cambridge. Graduation was held on the Dorothy Megan paddle wheeler at Suicide Bridge Restaurant.
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Article - Correspondence; by John Scott - 1/5/17

Rotary Interact Teaches Kids to Help

Southern High School students representing the Interact Club of the Rotary Club of South Anne Arundel County created care packages for the children in the Backpack Food program at Shady Side Elementary School. Recognized for their work with the Rotary-sponsored high school service club are (from left) students Courtney Harris, Chardonnay Lee, Carly Wood, Katie Burgee and Melinda Blansett....

Article - Correspondence; by Alicia Cardwell - 12/22/16

Chesapeake Church Summit Helps Warm Needy Families

For too many families in Calvert County, winter weather brings a slew of concerns, including how are they going to heat their home?
For the 10th year, Chesapeake Church’s Summit Men Ministry stepped up to meet this need.
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Article - Correspondence; by Sara Jane Eyler - 12/1/16

Behind the Greening of Calvert County Courthouse...

As they have for 80 years, the members of the Calvert Garden Club meet on Monday, December 5 to cut evergreen boughs and materials with which to construct holiday decorations for the County Courthouse Square in Prince Frederick. Members gather again at 9am on Tuesday December 6 to construct and decorate wreaths, swags and roping....

Article - Correspondence; by Tom Guay - 10/20/16

Oyster Success in Harris Creek

It’s time to celebrate a huge success in oyster reef restoration efforts. Five years after targeting Harris Creek as the first of three oyster sanctuaries, a new reef is thriving thanks to $27.5 million in funding from federal and state agencies and other partners to pay for reef substrate, oyster spat and the planting of the oysters.
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Article - Correspondence; by Mary Ann Munn - 9/22/16

Operation Spudnik

Would you survive being stranded on Mars? Sixteen middle and high school students would. In a joint program at All Saints Episcopal and Broadview Baptist churches, both in Sunderland, these teens learned how.
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Article - Correspondence; by Gary Stevens - 9/8/16

Who’s Who at the Little Library

Re: This Library’s Always Open: Take a book, leave a book; August 25, 2016; www.bayweekly.com/node/34506

We appreciate the coverage of the First Little Free Library in North Beach, our Little Yellow Barn! Our Little Library has had quite a few customers, especially children!
I got a chuckle that my daughter Tiffany was credited in the photo as being me. Told her she looks more like me every day!

–Gary Stevens, North Beach

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Article - Correspondence; by Deb Whitten - 9/8/16

Moths Are Landing

Re: Like Moths to a Flame: Turn on a light to observe National Moth Week; July 28, 2016; www.bayweekly.com/node/34080

I loved the article Like Moths to a Flame in the July 28 Bay Weekly.
About one week later my daughter, Maggi, had a large luna moth fly onto her pant leg on our front porch late one evening. Then, it landed on the side of the porch. Two days later, a wild-looking Pandora sphinx was spotted by Maggi in the same location. She got these great pictures that I hope you will enjoy as much as we did.
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–Gary Stevens, North Beach

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